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British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War...

A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...

A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.

Documentary short about how Britain is improving after WWII and what the populace can do to help.

Perhaps the characters in this film are stupid or even laughable. Before YOU laugh at them remember that people behaving like them often cause...

The ill effects on children's bodies and minds of the chaotic conditions being countered by the endeavours of UNESCO. The film emphasises especially...

This is the authentic story of a bombing raid on Germany... how it is planned and how it is executed. Every person seen in the picture is a member of...

British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's...

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

The occupation of the Channel Islands.

A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow...

A short film about how builders help contribute to the war effort.

An African tribe in the Eastern Nigerian village of Umana work to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the...

Documentary by Humphrey Jennings

How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

A documentary about how a bill for education (also known as the children's charter) passed by the British government in the 1940's will help all...

An explanation of what is involved in the devaluation of sterling.

This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.